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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 286, 期 1, 页码 889-898出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M110.139139
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- NCRR NIH HHS [S10 RR024598] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK080874, R01 DK080874-01A2, R01 DK080874-02, R01 DK080874-03] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [P20 GM103527] Funding Source: Medline
Obesity is associated with a variety of disorders and is a significant health problem in developed countries. One factor controlling the level of adiposity is the differentiation of cells into adipocytes. Adipocyte differentiation requires expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma), which is activated by ligands to regulate expression of genes involved in adipocyte differentiation. Although 15-deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin (PG) J(2) (15d-PGJ(2)) has long been known to be a potent activator of PPAR gamma, the importance of its synthesis in adipose tissue in vivo is not clear. The current study utilized mice deficient in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) to examine the role of COX-2-derived PGs as in vivo modulators of adiposity. As compared with strain- and age-matched wildtype controls, the genetic deficiency of COX-2 resulted in a significant reduction in total body weight and percent body fat. Although there were no significant differences in food consumption between groups, COX-2-deficient mice showed increased metabolic activity. Epididymal adipose tissue from wild-type mice produced a significantly greater level of 15d-PGJ(2), as compared with adipose tissue isolated from mice deficient in COX-2. Furthermore, production of the precursor required for 15d-PGJ(2) formation, PGD(2), was also significantly reduced in COX-2-deficient adipose tissue. The expression of markers for differentiated adipocytes was significantly reduced in adipose tissue from COX-2-deficient mice, whereas preadipocyte marker expression was increased. Macrophage-dependent inflammation was also significantly reduced in adipose tissue of COX-2-deficient mice. These findings suggest that reduced adiposity in COX-2-deficient mice results from attenuated PPAR gamma ligand production and adipocyte differentiation.
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